diff --git a/src/cpuinfo/SDL_cpuinfo.c b/src/cpuinfo/SDL_cpuinfo.c
index 5d1b13ff1..3e8370e64 100644
--- a/src/cpuinfo/SDL_cpuinfo.c
+++ b/src/cpuinfo/SDL_cpuinfo.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ CPU_calcCPUIDFeatures(void)
                 if (c & 0x08000000) {
                     /* Call xgetbv to see if YMM register state is saved */
 #if defined(__GNUC__) && (defined(i386) || defined(__x86_64__))
-                    asm(".byte 0x0f, 0x01, 0xd0" : "=a" (a) : "c" (0) : "%edx");
+                    __asm__(".byte 0x0f, 0x01, 0xd0" : "=a" (a) : "c" (0) : "%edx");
 #elif defined(_MSC_VER) && (defined(_M_IX86) || defined(_M_X64)) && (_MSC_FULL_VER >= 160040219) /* VS2010 SP1 */
                     a = (int)_xgetbv(0);
 #elif (defined(_MSC_VER) && defined(_M_IX86)) || defined(__WATCOMC__)